Incorporated Engineer (IEng)

Incorporated Engineers are professional engineers who maintain, manage and apply current and developing technology. You might be working in engineering design, development, manufacture, construction or operation.

Formal academic requirements are not the only way to demonstrate your level of knowledge and understanding. Find out more about academic requirements.

Don't worry if your qualifications don't appear to meet the requirements, you may be able to undertake a period of Further learning to top up your formal qualifications or there may be another appropriate route for you.

Professional experience and competence

Able to demonstrate your ability to maintain, manage and apply current and developing technology in fields like engineering design, development, manufacture, construction and operation.

Get support from two sponsors

You will need two sponsors to agree to sponsor your application and provide their contact details.

Applicants for IEng must be sponsored by either an Incorporated Engineer, or a Chartered Engineer. Sponsors can be registered with any Engineering Council-listed professional engineering institution; they don’t have to be one of our members. Your second sponsor could be another registered engineer, or your line manager. Your sponsor can’t be a direct family member.

Submit your application

Once you have completed and proof read your application form, you will need to submit it to us with any application fees and any supporting documents required.

If you are on our Monitored Professional Development Schemes (MPDS), you should submit an application via the MPDS route.

Professional review interview

Once we have processed your papers, we will invite you to attend a
professional review interview in the region you selected on your application form.

You will need to contact us to confirm your availability for interview. If you don’t, your application may be
delayed.

The professional review interview is a mandatory part of the membership process. Every
Incorporated Engineer, regardless of their discipline, has to attend an interview.

The interviewers will focus on your most recent and relevant experience. They will make their
judgements based solely on the information provided on your application and your performance during the
interview.

The interview will take approximately 45 minutes.

What happens next?

Once you have completed your interview, your assessors will make one of two recommendations, elect to membership or not.

If you are successful, you will receive a letter and a certificate from our President
and Chief Executive confirming your achievement. Your name will then be forwarded to the
Engineering Council for Registration.

If your application is not successful, we will write to you and explain the reason for the decision. You will also be given some guidance as to how you may wish to address the concerns raised, in order to resubmit your papers at a later date.

Any applicant can request a copy of their interview paperwork, scores and feedback.

We have an arbitration and appeals process, whereby applicants who are dissatisfied with
the process may appeal within a given timeframe.

Need some help?

Contact the membership team if you have any questions about joining
us.

If you're confident that you have the necessary qualifications, knowledge and experience to become an Incorporated Engineer and you haven't already registered with the Engineering Council as an IEng, you can apply online.